Topic: Seasonal slope response in an active debris flow catchment.
For details see the pdf file.
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PhD position at EC Nantes
Topic: Behavior of offshore wind turbines under seismic loadings (see also pdf file)
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Tentative Programme of the ALERT Summerschool 2013
A tentative programme of the ALERT Summerschool (Olek Zienkiewicz Course) 2013 entitled Geology and Mechanics can be downloaded as a pdf file. Details on the application procedure were announced already in a previous post. The participants are advised to book their accommodation by themselves. Early booking is highly recommended.
Seismic Wave Analysis in Geomechanical Applications
Minisymposium entitled Seismic Wave Analysis in Geomechanical Applications will take place at the ICNAAM 2013 (http://www.icnaam.org/) – 11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Rhodes, Greece.
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Information on ALERT Summerschool 2013
The programme of the Alert Summerschool 2013 will be announced within the next weeks. The tentative list of speakers comprises Gary Couples, Helen Lewis, Boris Kaus, Taras Gerya, Laetitia LePourhiet, Matthias Klinkmueller, Hannah Pomella.
The summerschool will take place in the central building of the Innsbruck university. Hence, persons wishing to attend should register at geotechnik@uibk.ac.at or contact Mrs. Sarah-Jane Loretz-Theodorine, +43 512 507 6671. The participation fees are 200,- Euro, however the Summerschool is free of charges for participants attached to ALERT. Upon acceptance the participants are requested to find and book their accommodation in Innsbruck.
Mini-symposia at Interpore 2013
Mini-symposia entitled Effective stress principle in multi-phase systems and Bio-cementation and bio-clogging in porous media: fundamentals and engineering applications will be held at the 5th international conference on Porous media, http://www.interpore.org/events?task=view_event&event_id=16, May 21-24, 2013 Prague, Czech Republic.
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2013 Shamsher Prakash Research Award
Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for the 2013 SHAMSHER PRAKASH RESEARCH AWARD for young engineers, scientists and researchers (40 years or younger, Date of Birth 03-31-72 or later) from all over the world. Nominations are invited so as to reach the Honorary Secretary on or before March 31, 2013.
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Chair in Underground Construction and Tunneling
Colorado School of Mines is currently conducting a search for the endowed Bruce E. Grewcock Chair in Underground Construction and Tunneling (UC&T). The search is open to highly qualified candidates at the academic rank of Full Professor. The UC&T program at CSM comes with substantial financial support from a Mines alumnus that can be used by the Chair to further the research, education, training and outreach activities of the program.
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Postdoc position at the University of Queensland in Brisbane
The School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, offers a position for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of Hydrogeology. The position is included in the Linkage Project “Multi-scale, two-phase flow in complex coal seam systems” funded by the Australian Research Council. More details in pdf.
PhD position at Charles University in Prague
A PhD position is available at the Charles University in Prague.
Topic: Thermo-mechanical modelling of unsaturated expansive clays
Project supervisor: Dr. David Mašín
Link: http://www.stars-natur.cz/open-calls/geology#nadpis4